MX-80

Legenday Bay Area hard-art combo MX-80 was founded by guitarist Bruce Anderson and bassist Dale Sophiea in Bloomington, Indiana, 1975. Their debut LP Hard Attack (Island UK) came out in 1977 and they reloacted to California in 1978. Thirty-years later MX-80 continues their nihilistic, dada-filled explorations -- interjected with vocalist/horn player Rich Stim's deadpan commentary -- within the realm of so-called rock music. MX-80 has cultivated a true outsider's throne in the American cannon for its five studio albums, numerous singles and live documents. MX-80 has released or reissued recordings through Island, Ralph, Atavistic, Forced Exposure, Quadruped, and Gulcher. MX-80 currently is Anderson, Sophiea, Stim, guitarist Jim Hrabetin, drummers Marc Weinstein, Dave Mahoney, and John Moremen."We're An American Band -- MX-80's first studio album in over a decade -- is both hilariously depressing and morosely upbeat. The ground-breaking Bay Area quartet, known for its searing guitar work -- by founder Bruce Anderson -- and deadpan commentary of vocalist Rich Stim, has managed to combine the worst of the digital and analog worlds to create a masterwork that mixes Satan, Howard Hughes and current theories on brain transplants. In a bit of musical cannibalism, We're an American Band, includes samples from the cinematic tapestries of O-Type, the musical side excursion guided by MX founders Dale Sophiea and Anderson. Claimed as an inspiration by many underground stars, MX-80's 30 year career is crowned by this tract on the modern American, living up to its moniker as the 'the most arty Heavy Metal band in the world." -- Forced Exposure